Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Three Outstanding Picture Books to Win Little Hearts (A Review)

Today we will look at three books written by Pat Furstenberg

Everyone knows that children love Pictures and Picture books with lots of interesting words and sounds. Part of every childs' development comes from those times when they are snuggled up with mom or dad, Grammie or Grandpa listening to the words and looking at the pictures. It's also a wonderful time to bond with our children and grandchildren in a way that will bring fond memories back to them one day.

From my own experience, there is nothing quite like the quiet time spent with my little ones telling a story, listening to them describe how they see the pictures and teaching them some great life lessons all at the same time. Books and the words they contain are stepping stones that children love to learn and hear. So when you come across some books that you know children will love, it's only fair to share what you have found.

Rhyming and word-play are an important part of every child's verbal development. There are word rhymes that are still taught to children today that go back at least 60 to 70 years and we are still teaching these same rhymes with their sing song rythms. The kids just love them all.

These three books by Pat Furstenberg are all written in this way. The pictures are delightful and the stories themselves are ones that will resonate with big and little hearts. Children will enjoy the stories of unlikely friends, while parents and grandparents can tell little side stories too.

The Cheetah and the Dog are an unlikely pair, yet they become and remain good friends even though no on thought this was possible. Too many differences don't matter when your hearts are in the same place. How many times does that happen in real life? Do you have a friendship that is still as strong as the Cheetah's and the Dog's?

The Elephant and the Sheep is an endearing story too! How often we make friends but don't think beyond what we see right in front of us. Each of our lives are different, but, the one thing we all need is a friend. A friend that can see beyond our hardships and differences. Only when we try really hard do we sometimes find out the truth. Little sheep learns a valuable lesson about friendship, love, and family. Elephant learns something too, family can be much more than living with other elephants. Family can be living with those who love us!The Lion and the Dog is another story about our differences and how they really don't matter. What matters is how we care and treat each other. Lion is so sad, yet the little dog Milo doesn't give up on Leo, even when he is less than friendly. Milo knows what every good dog knows, everyone needs a friend! If you have children, reading them stories about friendship and caring for others is a great way to encourage empathy at a young age. The world needs more of that! Word play and stories with great illustrations makes it easy for parents and grandparents to instill little life lessons in a very heart-warming way. If you are a member of Amazon Prime, you can get these books and so many more by Patricia and other authors as well, delivered right to your Kindle device and some are free with Prime Membership.

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